RE: Model T (was : TR4 Rear Seal: Leaking up hill) (no LBC)

["Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>]

> Model Ts were driven up steep hills in reverse because it was the lowest
> ratio in the box.

Close, but not quite.  Reverse was actually the same ratio as first ... but
the 1st gear clutch band was usually worn out, so that it would slip on
steep hills.  Reverse, being much less used, was usually in good shape, so
it wouldn't slip.

BTW the thing with the gas tank applied mostly when the tank was almost
empty.  Considering that an average day's wages wouldn't buy a full tank of
gas in 1933, there was a lot of that going around ...

Randall